Abstract:[Background] With the expansion of sorghum planting area in Shanxi Province, the occurrence of leaf spot becomes common, with aggravated harm and increasingly complex pathogen species. [Objective] To clarify the species and biological characteristics of the pathogen causing Pestalotiopsis leaf spot in sorghum in Shanxi Province, screen out effective fungicides that can effectively prevent and control the disease, and provide a theoretical basis for the identification and prevention of this disease in sorghum. [Methods] We employed the tissue culture method to isolate the pathogen and then confirmed the pathogen according to Koch's postulates. We identified the pathogen by combining morphological characteristics and molecular biological evidence, and adopted the mycelial growth method and dilution plate method to determine the biological characteristics and fungicide sensitivity of the pathogen. [Results] The morphological characteristics of the pathogen were consistent with those of Pestalotiopsis kenyana, and the ITS, TEF1-α, and TUB gene sequences of the pathogen showed the similarity above 99% compared with those of the P. kenyana standard strain CBS442.67. The phylogenetic tree constructed based on the ITS-TEF1-α-TUB gene sequences showed that the strain was in the same branch with P. kenyana. The suitable culture conditions for mycelial growth of the pathogen were 20-25 ℃, 24 h dark, pH 5.0-7.0, glucose as the carbon source, and peptone as the nitrogen source. Among the eight fungicides tested, 98% fludioxonil (0.105 4 mg/L), 98% pyraclostrobin (0.121 4 mg/L), 98% azoxystrobin (0.174 1 mg/L), 98% epoxiconazole (0.419 4 mg/L), and 98% tebuconazole (0.924 9 mg/L) showed stronger virulence on the mycelial growth of the pathogen strain L-GLYK1, with EC50 values all less than 1.0 mg/L. Among them, 98% pyraclostrobin showed the best inhibitory effect on spore germination of strain L-GLYK1, with an EC50 value of 0.010 6 mg/L. In addition, 98% tebuconazole (8.617 5 mg/L) and 98% epoxiconazole (7.527 2 mg/L) also exhibited good inhibitory effects. [Conclusion] P. kenyana is the pathogen causing Pestalotiopsis leaf spot in sorghum in Shanxi Province. The optimal culture conditions of this pathogen are determined, and 98% pyraclostrobin, 98% tebuconazole, and 98% epoxiconazole can be used for further experimental research on the prevention and control of this disease.